I Write Like . . .

Poor guy, no pun intended.

Maybe he needed a new plot, rather than the one about a boy constantly chasing some idealized girl.

I remember early in my marriage (late 70s?) reading that the average writer made $5,000/annum.

I entered three longish A2K posts I had written over the last week and got Mario Puzo, David Foster Wallace, and James Joyce. I never heard of Puzo and Wallace; and as for James Joyce, I had always hoped that my writing is somewhat more comprehensible than his. Oh well, another illusion down the drain.

Puzo is The Godfather - never read it.

I don't know how long you have been on A2K, POM. There was a time, back in 2004 or 5, perhaps, when creative writing was quite the rage here.
I told stories about the semi-fictional goth-boy who hitched around the country quietly watching things. He would call me and I would write about what he was up to. My proudest moment came when I had him heading for someplace in Florida. I got an email (pm) from someone in FL inviting the lad to stay with them, despite his tattoos and piercings, which would upset the neighbors.
We did a lot of communal writing back then. The theme would be set up and then A2Ker's would slowly advance the plot of the story, introducing new characters periodically.
The longest running story, lasting several months, involved Lola (I think that was her name) who had worked her whole career at the Jiffi-Mart in Midlothian, VA. Her shift ended at 11 pm. Just before 11, Les came in to take over, with two women clinging to his arms. "Two fine women," said Les.
And we were off .

The communal writing genre died. I don't know why but I suspect it had something to do with A2K becoming more "in your face." Less genteel. I can outshout you. I can prove I am more clever than you.
Sad.

Maybe we can try it again sometime.

Mine came up as Margaret Atwood.

Haven't read Margaret. Had to look her up.

This time I got Charles Dickens. If only - - -

Wikipedia says Puzo also wrote the Godfather screenplay. That's pretty flattering. I adore the Godfather.

My next one came up as Karl May

I read one of the Tropic books, but, I no longer remember which, on my 'honeymoon.' Actually, I just accompanied my ex on one of his business trips which was supposed to be to Finland but ended up including Sweden and Berlin.

I bought the Miller book because the trip had lengthened. I liked it but not as much as Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymous Bosch.

I read Ulysses in college. My older son once remarked that he would like to read it so I gave him a copy that Christmas. He was pleased that I had remembered the remark but whether or not he read it, he never said.

I'd be happier with Joyce than with Steinbeck.

That makes you rather contemporary, don't you think?

You and Mame have something in common: David Wallace Foster. He was a sort of wunderkind of letters who hung himself a few years back. I never read his work but, then, I am not very contemporary.

It all depends the goal to one's writing. I am a big fan of Joyce, but a book like Grapes of Wrath speaks to my personal life experience.

Big Sur and the Oranges ... was a charming piece of writing. I have several Miller favorites. There are also a number of his books I could not get through.

I got Douglas Adams (Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy).
I've never read it.

I never read Hitchhiker either. The men in my life all seemed to like sci fi, even comic sci fi, so I have had huge sections of the book narrated to me.

I just put something else in and got H.G. Wells.

Weird - I never read science fiction either, but apparently I write like two male, English science fiction writers.

I've never read Wells either, so I'll have to read them both and see if they write like each other.